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Topic: Arvind Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal is a bureaucrat-turned-politician. He is the national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the seventh Chief Minister of Delhi. Before entering politics, Kejriwal pursued a career as a civil servant after graduating from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur with a degree in mechanical engineering. He later joined the Indian Revenue Service (IRS).


Kejriwal founded the Aam Aadmi Party in 2012, after splitting from the India Against Corruption movement, which helped him rise to prominence as an activist riding the wave of widespread public anger over corruption charges on the then Congress-led UPA government.


The AAP first came to power in 2013 after forming a coalition government with outside support from the Congress, but that government soon lost confidence. In the fresh elections, AAP swept to power and Kejriwal joined office as CM with a majority in 2015. The party has since grown and increased its footprint in neighbouring states like Punjab.

Delhi court gives Kejriwal time to file response to ED’s reply

ANI -
Agency filed a reply on Delhi CM's plea seeking supply of deficient documents filed along with complaint. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate has listed matter on 4 May.

Sympathy wave or seeds of doubt? Kejriwal’s arrest dominates AAP vs BJP showdown in Delhi

Risha Chitlangia -
After Delhi CM Kejriwal’s arrest, AAP is trying to win the perception battle in the city through its ‘jail ka jawab vote se’ campaign, while the BJP is flagging that courts have refused him bail.

ED accuses diabetic Kejriwal of eating mangoes, sweets sent from home, suspects ‘ploy to get bail’

Bismee Taskin -
Food items including mangoes & sweets are being sent from Delhi CM Kejriwal's home after court's permission. AAP chief’s counsel says ED’s submissions are for 'media consumption'.

‘BJP conspiring to impose President’s rule in Delhi,’ says AAP leader Atishi

ANI -
At a press conference in Delhi, she warned BJP that imposing President's rule in Delhi would be 'illegal, unconstitutional & against mandate of the people of Delhi'.

Vast difference in news TV and papers’ treatment of Kejriwal—but uniformity on Gaza

Shailaja Bajpai -
While TV news channels all but called for Arvind Kejriwal's head—and his resignation as Delhi CM—newspapers simply published reports on the observations of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma.

Months after ED raids in hawala case, Delhi minister Raaj Kumar Anand quits govt & AAP

Mayank Kumar -
Raaj Kumar Anand says AAP is ‘mired in corruption’, while party spokesperson attributes his departure to failure to endure harassment by central agencies including ED.

ED has enough material remand not ‘illegal’ — Delhi HC dismisses Kejriwal’s plea against arrest by ED

ANI -
Arrest & remand have to be examined in accordance with law & not timing of elections, says bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma.

Bhagat Singh, again — how AAP’s using Kejriwal’s incarceration to project itself as BJP’s main rival

Chitleen K Sethi -
Punjab CM Mann led day-long symbolic fast & spoke at Bhagat Singh's village, drawing parallels between him and Kejriwal. State BJP & Congress leaders slam comparisons.

AAP launches ‘Jail ka Jawab Vote Se’ campaign, seeks support for party & Delhi CM Kejriwal

PTI -
Announcing the campaign, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak said party leaders and workers will visit the four Lok Sabha constituencies from where it has fielded candidates.

‘Publicity stunt,’ Delhi HC slams plea seeking removal of Kejriwal as CM after ED arrest

PTI -
Justice Subramonium Prasad transferred petition filed by former AAP MLA Sandeep Kumar to the court of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan where similar petitions were heard earlier.
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